If you believe that, I think you might be surprised.
These people have had six years to figure out how to counter Trump. They have been testing these strategies and refining them.
I am not counting Trump out. But I don’t think he gets the nomination without “burning down the house.” And that would do more long term damage than I think you can imagine. And the establishment won’t let that happen.
Political junkies will be studying the past six years for centuries to come.
If it resulted in the rubble bouncing that would likely be a good thing. And the establishment has lost control. The number of things they are trying to control - upholding the US$ as the world's reserve currency, stopping Russia, China and the other BRICS countries, exceeds their resources and they resent it.
Their rules based international system is collapsing around their ears.
So I wouldn't be in the prediction business right now.